Resources
Resources
Montgomery County offers text-to-911 services if it is unsafe or you are unable to make a phone call. Click here to learn more about this service.
Basic Needs
- Community Action Development Commission (CADCOM)
- Keystone Opportunity Center
- Manna On Main Street
- Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities
- Salvation Army
- The Open Link
- 2‑1‑1 SEPA
Children and Family Services
- Family Services of Montgomery County
- Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia
- Mission Kids
- Cradle to Crayons
- Montgomery Child Advocacy Project (MCAP)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Central Behavioral Health
Homeless Services:
Suggested Reading:
For adults:
- Why Does He Do That? by Lundy Bancroft
- Daily Wisdom for Why Does He Do That? by Lundy Bancroft
- When Dad Hurts Mom by Lundy Bancroft
- Should I Stay or Should I Go? by Lundy Bancroft
- Splitting: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing Someone with Boarderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder by Bill Eddy and Randi Kreger
- Family and Friends’ Guide to Domestic Violence: How to Listen, Talk and Take Action When Someone You Care About is Being Abused by Elaine Weiss
For children and teens:
- A Terrible Thing Happened Today by Margaret M Holmes and Sasha J Mudlaff
- In Love & In Danger by Barrie Levy
- A Family That Fights by Sharon Chesler Bernstein and Karen Ritz
- Healing the Bruises by Lori Morgan and Kathy Kaulbach
- Talking about Domestic Abuse: A Photo Activity Workbook to Develop Communication between Mothers and Young People by Cathy Humphreys and Ravi K. Thiara
- How Are You Feeling Today Baby Bear? by Jane Evans and Laurence Jackson
- Hands are Not for Hitting by Martine Agassi
- The Feelings Book by Todd Parr
- Cool Down and Work Through Anger by Cheri J Meiners
- Words are Not for Hurting by Elizabeth Verdick
- Do You Have a Secret? by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos
- Brave Bart: A Story For Traumatized and Grieving Children by Caroline H. Sheppard
- Hear My Roar: A Story of Family Violence by Gillian Watts
Laurel House offers confidential resources to individuals and families.